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Tag: algal blooms

The wrong kind of blooms: Climate change, invasive clams are fueling algae growth on Lake Tahoe
September 24, 2023

The wrong kind of blooms: Climate change, invasive clams are fueling algae growth on Lake Tahoe

Photo: UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center is studying the link between the concentration of nutrients created by invasive Asian...

‘It gets worse every day’: why are sea lions and dolphins dying along California’s coast?
August 29, 2023

‘It gets worse every day’: why are sea lions and dolphins dying along California’s coast?

In addition to an estimated more than 1,000 sick and dying sea lions, 110 dolphins have also been killed. Photograph: Channel...

Digitizing Data: Tracking Harmful Algal Blooms in the San Francisco Estuary
August 18, 2023

Digitizing Data: Tracking Harmful Algal Blooms in the San Francisco Estuary

Photo credit: California Department of Water Resources Earlier this month, I was working my way through my morning emails and...

CDC report: People and animals are increasingly getting sick from toxic algae
July 22, 2023

CDC report: People and animals are increasingly getting sick from toxic algae

Photo: A duck swims in algae laden water that has gathered on the bank of the Caloosahatchee River at Centennial...

Sick sea lions, dolphins overwhelming Southern California rescue organization
June 22, 2023

Sick sea lions, dolphins overwhelming Southern California rescue organization

Photo: A sick sea lion, possibly suffering from domoic acid toxicity, is seen resting on a California beach in June...

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